146-PIECE ITALIAN SILVER FLATWARE SERVICE ,19th century. Including 24 pistol-handle dinner knives with steel blades, L: 9 3/4 in.; 12 fruit knives; 12 fish knives; 23 dinner forks, L: 7 3/4 in.; 12 fish forks; 12 fruit forks; ten soup/dessert spoons; five teaspoons; nine demitasse spoons; 12 ice cream spoons; one large serving spoon; one shovel-form large server; one cake knife; one fish server; and two-piece carving set. Each engraved with shield-shape armorial device; forks and spoons have trefoil terminals. - Wt.: (excluding steel-bladed knive) 177.2 troy oz., total; wt: knives, 123.6 troy oz. Estimate $2,000-3,000
